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Re: USA being sensible with Taiwan; ambiguity is good

Posted by orange blossom special on Fri Sep 14 12:24:27 2007, in response to Re: USA being sensible with Taiwan; ambiguity is good, posted by RonInBayside on Fri Sep 14 10:42:51 2007.

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FWIW, as I don't follow the Taiwan story though I've always liked the China story, China has the votes in the UN for anything I suspect. Second, the UN seems pretty void since China just signed a massive deal with Iran today, or recently:
Iran's interior minister said Friday his country has finalized oil and gas projects with China, adding that two-way trade was on target to hit US$20 billion (€14.4 billion) this year among robust commercial ties.

They don't care about the UN, sanctions, or human rights. Who has been propping up Sudan all these years, vetoing every bill against Sudan since 1997 until just the last two years? China.

And third. I assume it depends on their image. Will China give something up because it's not worth it, or will they keep going at it to maintain a rising power image in the world?
Anyone see those stories last week about the largest attack on Pentagon Computers ever, originating from the Red Army? Since reading that one, I swear I read something about China not relying on computers as much as other countries for their military.

Chinese military hackers have prepared a detailed plan to disable America’s aircraft battle carrier fleet with a devastating cyber attack, according to a Pentagon report obtained by The Times.

The blueprint for such an assault, drawn up by two hackers working for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), is part of an aggressive push by Beijing to achieve “electronic dominance” over each of its global rivals by 2050, particularly the US, Britain, Russia and South Korea.

China’s ambitions extend to crippling an enemy’s financial, military and communications capabilities early in a conflict, according to military documents and generals’ speeches that are being analysed by US intelligence officials. Describing what is in effect a new arms race, a Pentagon assessment states that China’s military regards offensive computer operations as “critical to seize the initiative” in the first stage of a war.

Though that deserves it's own thread.

I don't know if they'd do another Korea, and Status Quo may work, but I'm not so sure they're going to give it up.

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